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Gardeners' Notes:

Sieva [or Carolina] is a variety of Lima, growing ten to twelve feet tall. The three-inch-long pods are smaller than the common Lima, however, and remarkably uniform. Jefferson's Garden Book listed the "White Carolina" bean in 1794. Sieva beans, like Limas, require the whole season to mature. This highly productive variety is classified as one of the best.

Caolina is an old time pole butterbean. It is early and prolific. The pods and beans are similar to Henderson's Baby lima. It is one of the easiest white pole limas to grow. It does well on either poles or trellis.